Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
4,140,289
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
75.230 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Kingston
Largest city
Beirut (population: 1,916,100)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.796
0.771
GDP per capita
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
87.4%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
4.7%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Najib Mikati ($2.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
12.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
6 August 1962 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% note: 17 religious sects recognized
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
